F1 news: Lewis Hamilton drops Canadian Grand Prix engine bombshell

F1 news: Lewis Hamilton drops Canadian Grand Prix engine bombshell

LEWIS HAMILTON fears victory at the Canadian Grand Prix could be beyond him due to Mercedes’ decision to postpone their engine upgrade.

Published 8th June 2018

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F1 news: Lewis Hamilton says winning the Canadian Grand Prix may not be possible

Ferrari are expected to bring a revised power unit to Montreal while Renault, who supply Red Bull, and Honda are upping their horsepower for a circuit where almost half the lap is spent at full throttle.

Mercedes were planning to do the same but a “quality issue” means their new power unit will not be introduced until the next race in France.

And Hamilton, who will now have to race with the same engine he has used in the opening six races, admitted: “If the others are bringing upgrades and have got fresh engines, particularly how close we are, we won’t be in position to fight for the victory.

“This is a power circuit and there is power lost over an engine life.

“It definitely will have lost performance and so at a power circuit it will probably be magnified.